RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 20117, 6 March 1929, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

i ! 1 THE MELBCURNE Press Association —By Tclejvarh—Copyright. .MKEBOIBXE, March 5. TTic Eduards Match, of ton .shots, at GUlyds, was eommeneod to-day. A heavy cross wind made it difficult to hold, requiring up to 2<Uleg of windage. Now Zealand winners t£L ottch) wort;: —M'lvor -17. Hood 4G, Peterson 4.5, Boon 41. Tho 'Arens’ and 'Australasian’ aggregate, represented hv the first throe matches, was hrllliantly won hy M'lvor, o( New Zealand, whose success is exceed in "I,v popular with the team and the Australians, He scored 1 142 and wot! £2i', Other New Zealanders in the prize list (£1 each) were:—Snler and James ]-‘>7, Peterson and Hood R 36, Simmons Ids. The wind was in the .same quarter, but gusty, when the Templeton Match, of ten shots at 700yds, was fired. The dust made the scoring low. Roots (New Zealand) made a fine shoot, opening with an outer and finishing with nine bulls lor 47. He won the match and £lO. Other New Zealanders in tlie prize list wore:—-Keir and AVlnternal), 45. each £2; Masefield and J. Kcast. 14; 11. Keast. Id; Piper, 42; Nix and Simmons. 4J. £1 each